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1. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley
Votes: 93,240
2.
The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
Episode:
The Testing of Sam Houston
(1964)
60 min | Drama
In 1817, Andrew Jackson appoints a young Sam Houston to oversee the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Tennessee. He soon clashes with both Jackson and the US Government over his fair and humane treatment of the Cherokee.
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Robert Culp, Victor Jory, Mario Alcalde, Katherine Crawford
Votes: 8
3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,336
4. The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.
Stars: Russell Johnson, Van Heflin, Eddie Little Sky, Kent Smith
Votes: 136
5.
Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode:
Keep off the Grass
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A new regulation says no one can walk on the grass in the park. When a policeman chases Dennis and his friends off the grass, Henry talks to the policeman. Henry gets a ticket for walking on the grass in order to talk to the policeman.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Edgar Stehli
Votes: 34
6.
Lawman (1958–1962)
Episode:
The Press
(1959)
30 min | Western
Lal Hoard is back after serving 5 years behind bars that Troop helped put him behind. This time he intends to use the press to rid the town of his enemies but Troop beats him at his own game.
Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle, Robert J. Wilke
Votes: 55
7. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,855
8. Slattery's People (1964–1965)
60 min | Drama
Jim Slattery enters the state legislature, hopeful that he can make a difference. He finds dealing with endless rules and the majority opposition party frustrates any meaningful change but he stubbornly perseveres.
Stars: Richard Crenna, Paul Geary, Tol Avery, Maxine Stuart
Votes: 118
9. Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–1959)
30 min | Family, Western
Typical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in the 1840s and the next week they would be ... See full summary »
Stars: Willard Parker, Harry Lauter, William Boyett, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 115
10. 21 Beacon Street (1959)
30 min | Drama
Private investigator Dennis Chase operates with a staff made up of the stunning Lola, new attorney Brian, and talented linguist Jim. Using specific methods they determine the guilty party ... See full summary »
Stars: Dennis Morgan, Joanna Barnes, Brian Kelly, James Maloney
Votes: 39
11. Grand Jury (1959– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lyle Bettger, Harold J. Stone, Douglass Dumbrille, Richard Travis
Votes: 14
12. Lawman (1958–1962)
30 min | Western
This is the story of Marshal Dan Troop of Laramie, Wyoming, and his Deputy Johnny McKay, an orphan Troop took under his wing.
Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle, Emile Avery
Votes: 972
13. Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The adventures of Mickey Spillane's tough-talking, brawling, skirt-chasing private detective Mike Hammer, who's always ready to use his fists on a "mug" or his charm on a "skirt" to get the case solved.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Bart Burns, Vito Scotti, Johnny Seven
Votes: 302
14. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 79,869
15.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Mechanical Man
(1966)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
While assisting an undersea drilling operation, Capt. Crane and the Seaview become locked in a life-and-death struggle with an android, powered by a new source of limitless energy, Subterranium 116.
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 88
16. The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956–1960)
30 min | Comedy
Gale Storm stars in this American sitcom about Susanna Pomery, a cruise director for an ocean liner that travels the world.
Stars: Gale Storm, Zasu Pitts, Roy Roberts, James Fairfax
Votes: 229
17. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.
Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, John Herman Shaner
Votes: 6,268
18. Harbor Command (1957–1958)
30 min | Action
The workings of the US Coast Guard Harbor Command.
Stars: Wendell Corey, Bill Baldwin, Casey Walters, Clark Howat
Votes: 56
19.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Cherry Blossom Affair
(1965)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The search for a volcano-activating device takes Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) to Japan, where they must find Thrush's Far East headquarters.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, France Nuyen
Votes: 93
20.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Missing Button
(1964)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dirk Blake is in a tug of war with his wife over their daughter Button. He feels she is an unfit mother. He asked Vince Rome to obtain info to be used to fight his wife. Dirk is charged with murdering Vince after they are seen fighting.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 293
21.
The Time Tunnel (1966–1967)
Episode:
The Day the Sky Fell In
(1966)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
December 6, 1941: Dr. Tony Newman confronts his own past at Pearl Harbor and he wants to know what happened to his father.
Director: William Hale | Stars: James Darren, Robert Colbert, Linden Chiles, Whit Bissell
Votes: 308
22.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Clara Beauchamp Story
(1957)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When a new officer and troops kill an Indian brave and the post commander's drunken bored wife insults the Chief, Flint is forced to act as a neutral agent between the Army and Indians and save the wagon train.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Nina Foch, Shepperd Strudwick
Votes: 115
23. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Loosely based on historical fact, the series portrays the gunslinging Wyatt Earp and his successful determination for law and order.
Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Jimmy Noel, Ethan Laidlaw, Bill Coontz
Votes: 1,112
24. The Big Clock (1948)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Ray Milland, Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles Laughton, George Macready
Votes: 9,541
25. Wagon Train (1957–1965)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.
Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton, John McIntire
Votes: 3,754
26. The Time Tunnel (1966–1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.
Stars: James Darren, Robert Colbert, Whit Bissell, John Zaremba
Votes: 4,236
27. Cimarron City (1958–1960)
Approved | 60 min | Western
Cimmaron City is booming due to oil and gold and hopes to become capital of the future state of Oklahoma. Matthew Rockford is the son of the city's founder; he's now mayor and a major cattle rancher. Sheriff Temple must keep law and order.
Stars: George Montgomery, John Smith, Audrey Totter, Dan Blocker
Votes: 183
28. Manhunt (1959–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Finucane is a hard-nosed policeman with the San Diego, California Police Department while Ben Andrews is a reporter with the Chronicle newspaper. Both men worked well together while ... See full summary »
Stars: Victor Jory, Patrick McVey, Chuck Henderson, Charles Bateman
Votes: 51
29. Shannon (1961–1962)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
George Nader is Joe Shannon, an insurance investigator for the Transport Bonding and Insurance Company who is assigned cases by his boss Bill Cochran, played by Regis Toomey. The main ... See full summary »
Stars: George Nader, Regis Toomey, Jan Arvan, Dan Riss
Votes: 45
30.
Cimarron City (1958–1960)
Episode:
I, the People
(1958)
Approved | 60 min | Western
Laird Garner is given a disproportional share of the credit for routing a gang of hold-up men and, in short order, finds backing for his bank an gets himself elected as the mayor of ... See full summary »
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: George Montgomery, Audrey Totter, John Smith, Fred MacMurray
Votes: 25
31.
Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
Episode:
Mere Maid
(1958)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A pretty secretary swims across the lake to the cabin Mike has rented for vacation and invites him to a party at her uncle's estate. The party soon loses its appeal when Mike bumps into an ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Darren McGavin, Allison Hayes, Neil Hamilton, Mary Webster
Votes: 30
32.
The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode:
Death by Proxy
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
When corrupt prosecutor Dan White is knifed to death in Chinatown, Marshall Wayne faces a return of vigilante justice as a tool for White's opportunist brother-in-law while preserving an opportunity for improved laundry service.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Richard Coogan, Sean McClory, Nan Leslie, Michi Kobi
Votes: 11
33.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
It's a Dog's Life
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A British scientist comes to the United States to meet with Steve and in the process, important blueprints begin to disappear.
Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Tim Considine, Don Grady
Votes: 43
34. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The submarine Seaview is commissioned to investigate the mysteries of the seas. Usually it finds more problems than answers...
Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Robert Dowdell, Del Monroe
Votes: 4,207
35.
Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)
Episode:
Kate and the Manpower Problem
(1964)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy
When Kate's old friend Emily Mapes comes to the Shady Rest, she notices that Kate is unmarried and wants to see her wed. Emily recruits Kate's daughters to round up some bachelors to go to ... See full summary »
Director: Guy Scarpitta | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell
Votes: 48
36. My Three Sons (1960–1972)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
Stars: Fred MacMurray, Stanley Livingston, Don Grady, Barry Livingston
Votes: 4,497
37.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Silver Dollar
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Earp rescues a new girl called Silver Dollar from an amorous man in front of the Alhambra where she works and takes her to Nellie Cashman for a new job. Doc and Shotgun think Earp is in love but his wire to Pinkerton says otherwise.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Douglas Fowley, Morgan Woodward, Randy Stuart
Votes: 40
38. Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville.
Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Bea Benaderet, Frank Cady
Votes: 3,651
39. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip.
Stars: Herbert Anderson, Jay North, Gloria Henry, Billy Booth
Votes: 2,551
40. The Tycoon (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Walter Andrews has an eccentric approach to dealing with situations as chairman of Thunder Corporation. His primary assistant Pat Burns, who is also his pilot, finds himself in various predicaments because of his boss.
Stars: Walter Brennan, Van Williams, Jerome Cowan, Janet Lake
Votes: 23
41.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
The Prime Mover
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A compulsive gambler cajoles his friend to use his telekinesis to affect the results of the gambling tables in Las Vegas.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Dane Clark, Buddy Ebsen, Christine White, Nesdon Booth
Votes: 2,449
42. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 432
43. The Late George Apley (1947)
Passed | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. After grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Ronald Colman, Vanessa Brown, Richard Haydn, Charles Russell
Votes: 942
44. That's My Gal (1947)
Approved | 66 min | Action, Comedy, Music
Two sharpie promoters (Don Barry and Frank Jenks) put on a show they believe is so bad it will not play more than one day and they therefore will not have to pay the long list of investors,... See full summary »
Director: George Blair | Stars: Lynne Roberts, Don 'Red' Barry, Pinky Lee, Frank Jenks
Votes: 12
45. To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
Approved | 109 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
After witnessing an incident on a foreign ship off California coast, a U.S. Treasury agent aboard a Coast Guard vessel decides to further investigate the matter by following a crime trail leading to China, Egypt, Lebanon and Cuba.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, Maylia, Ludwig Donath
Votes: 950
46. I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A young heiress is summoned to the bedside of her dying grandfather. The man's last wish is to meet her fiance, but problems arise when the fiance is delayed and a young chemical engineer ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Sandra Dee, Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 459
47. The Velvet Touch (1948)
Approved | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Broadway star unintentionally kills her impresario but keeps mum about it after the police investigator targets a rival actress.
Director: Jack Gage | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor, Sydney Greenstreet
Votes: 1,284
48.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Equalizer
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
A man challenges a bigger guy to a duel with weapons after his lustful actions cause his wife to leave him for the other man.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Leif Erickson, Martin Balsam, Norma Crane
Votes: 506
49. The Californians (1957–1959)
30 min | Western
San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force.
Stars: Richard Coogan, Sean McClory, Adam Kennedy, Nan Leslie
Votes: 137
50. Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Four young performers form an act and get a job in a nightclub. Before long, one of them gets the idea that the act is all about him, and his changes to the act to reflect his own ego, ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb
Votes: 40